This gun was carried by John Munroe as he joined other colonial militiamen in facing down British troops on Lexington Green.

Treasures and mysteries are still being found in equal measure on the seafloor off Florida’s Atlantic Coast where a fleet of Spanish ships ... 200 silver coins, a flintlock, an unusual tan ...

The flintlock pictured here is a typical British "Brown Bess" musket. Marks on the gun indicate that it was used by German mercenaries during the American Revolution. 1637 - First use of firearms ...